I'm not an anti-hotsuma writer when I started this fic, in fact I do love his direct and straightforward personality. I just wanted to try looking from the antagonist perspective and try to explore a few possibilities to the whole Uraboku plot. Therefore please do not burn me :)

Blazing

"There's no hope. Everyone just leaves."

A violent gust of wind blows across the city as the leaves swirl around the air before landing gently on the ground. Autumn is approaching. The streets are filled with ant-like people scurrying about, rushing to get home. The roads are packed with tiny bug-like vehicles, noisy and unmoving as usual. This is exactly what Ashley is seeing as she stood at the top floor of the highest skyscraper in the city. As she gently shuts her eyes and allow gravity to pull her back to the ground like those falling leaves, her life flashes by in her mind eye.

"Welcome lost lamb, I'll grant you power. Welcome to the house of divination." She murmurs as she surveyed the pitiful soul of the young high school girl sitting right before her.

"Indeed unrequited love is painful. The longing of someone you can never have is heart wrenching, it will practically eat your life away. This is especially true when your heart pinned for someone like Renjou Hotsuma." Ashley explained, her eyes betraying no emotions. "However I can take all this pain away, as long as you've brought the necessary stuff."

Ashley smiles as she watches the pitiful young girl falls into a never ending slumber in her mind eye. Her fingers traced over the hem of a particular handkerchief that supposedly belonged to a certain hot-headed zweilt guardian as she cursed.

"Die, Renjou Hotsuma".